Military: CWR: Brown, Michael J. of interest in Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Petenbrink and Meyersdale Public Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Introduction and help of Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/intro.txt Additional Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/cwr.html __________________________________________ Brown, Michael J. * Born May 25, 1844 * Died Jan. 25, 1908 * Buried in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. D 88th Regiment Pa. Infantry * Drafted Mar. 10, 1865 at Chambersburg, Pa. * Due to report Mar. 27 - 31, 1865 at Chambersburg, Pa. * Mustered in Mar. 11, 1865 at age 21 as Private in Chambersburg, Pa. * Mustered out June 30, 1865 with company * Served Mar. 11, 1865 - June 30, 1865 - 3 month 19 days * Pension application: Former application #571,202 for Chronic Diarrhea; This application for deafness of right ear; Second application for deafness in right ear, can't hear a train until close, can't hear noise in the mill; Pension $8 per month * Invalid Pension: Applied Apr. 26, 1886, Application #571202, Certificate #990,132, Widow Pension: Application #884290, Certificate #654872 SOURCE: * Meyersdale Commercial, June 4, 1908 * Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 4 * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roster Co. D * Somerset Democrat Mar. 15, 1865 * Veterans Grave Registration * Veterans Card File * H. C. McKinley Ledger, page 24 and 236, contains additional pension info * Footnote.com * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295750